Ready for a real break in the heat! A couple of nice hours in the early morning, and then the heat sets in……..
It was quiet all morning except for one big flock of Wilson’s Warblers that moved through about 8:30 a.m. Here’s the breakdown for the day:
Warbling Vireo 1 return, banded last year
House Wren 1
Hermit Thrush 1 (FOS)
Townsend’s Warbler 5
Wilson’s Warbler 27
Green-tailed Towhee 1
Chipping Sparrow 2
Dark-eyed Junco 1 (FOS…….closing run of the day, probably 85 degrees, all but the nets in the deep shade already closed, and we are catching a Junco?? FOS last year was 9/24. We spent some time trying to ID this HY by subspecies-not quite either a slate-colored or pink-sided.)
We have solidified our closed days for the balance of September, and they are easy to remember!! Wednesdays! So, for September, open 6 mornings per week, weather permitting. Closed Wednesdays (9/12, 9/19, and 9/26). The banding season will end on Oct 14, and we should have the Oct closed dates by the end of this week.
Meredith McBurney
Biologist/Bander
Rocky Mountain Bird Observatory
303-329-8091
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